----- Original Message ----- From: "ap4098" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 9:37 AM Subject: [canals-list] Re: Heron 57' question
> > > Snip all > > Just a reminder for anyone marking a dipstick. > > The fuel pickup pipe should be above the bottom of the tank to allow water > to collect below the pickup and not enter the system. Personally I would > always have it about 2 inches above the bottom but there is no way we can > easily find out without running the tank dry or draining it - both rather > troublesome. > > So please make a mark 4 inches above the bottom of the tank and treat that > mark as absolutely empty. That way you should not get any engines cutting > out at inconvenient times. > > While on this subject please, if you are not using a fuel additive or have > done so already, have a go at draining the water from the bottom of the > fuel tank. In most narrowboats something like a hand or drill pump with a > long pipe on it to reach into the back corner of the tank will do the job. > > Tony Brooks Has anyone here fitted what I think is called a *polishing* system? It sounds a great solution to ensure a really clean fuel tank. Phil
